"De-Aging" Your Resume?
"Whoever thought 20 plus years of experience would be a liability?" questions experienced film reporter Lisa Johnson Mandell in this morning's TODAY show segment on "De-Aging Your Resume."
So what exactly is it that folks should do to downplay years of valuable experience? According to TODAY show contributor Jean Chatzky, "For women, shorten your skirts a little bit. Cover your grays."
Pardon me, but I just choked on my Kashi. Jean! Usually your money and career advice is so spot on! But to suggest that the length of a woman's skirt and the color of her hair are valid employment criteria is a little off base. Jamie Lee Curtis showed AARP just a few months ago that going gray isn't the end of the world, and we know of many companies that LOVE the idea of 20 or 30 years of experience! No doctored up resumes needed over at RetirementJobs.com either!
I don't believe that a person's experience should be a liability, do you?
For some real career resources, check out these tips - including employment websites for 50+ workers - on AARP's website .
Comments
Linda Myers says:
This is a comment concerning de-aging your resume. I have been at a company now for 23 years and am getting no-where. I've been applying to many places and have had a couple interviews. However, when they see you worked somewhere over 20 years it seems they think you must make all kinds of money so they don't want to hire you. They think you are too over qualified. That is not it at all but you can't tell them that. So, here I sit, unhappy and upset and still struggling from pay check to pay check. Good luck to all those who are looking for work. I know I shouldn't complain because I do have a job, but shouldn't we be happy in our twilight years instead of having to work until you can't walk any longer??? What have we been paying into for all these years???
07/15/08 4:01 PM
Darlene Bowers says:
I am 51 years young and I have applied everywhere but know one once to hire me why? my age the is dicrimination I think. I have just complete a course in Medical Office Assistant and I am Certified but know one wants to give me a chance.
01/07/09 11:09 PM